Posted: 2026-06-24 18:02:00  Deadline: July 31, 2026   3 - 6 Months Internship   Salary: Confidential

The Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice (ACHGJ) is seeking a highly motivated Data and Research Intern to support the FemDigiNomics Project, a women-centred data and intelligence platform focused on advancing women's financial inclusion, livelihood resilience, and health-informed economic empowerment. The internship offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative work involving community-generated data, responsible AI, participatory research, and digital inclusion initiatives across Kenya.

Location: Nairobi, with possible community engagement in informal settlements and partner sites
Duration: 3 to 6 Months
Type: Internship
Reports To: FemDigiNomics Project Lead

Key Responsibilities

Support data collection from women participants, community partners, and savings groups.
Clean and organize quantitative and qualitative data obtained from surveys, interviews, focus groups, and partner reports.
Assist in building and maintaining the 5,000-woman status and insights database.
Support analysis of women’s income patterns, savings behavior, enterprise barriers, digital access, care responsibilities, and health-related financial pressures.
Assist in preparing research summaries, dashboards, learning briefs, and internal reports.
Support ethical data handling practices, including consent documentation, anonymization, and secure data storage.

Qualifications

Background in Statistics, Economics, Public Health, Gender Studies, Data Science, Development Studies, or a related field.
Proficiency in tools such as Excel, Google Sheets, Kobo, ODK, STATA, R, Python, Power BI, or similar data management and analysis platforms.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality and accuracy.
Demonstrated interest in women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, and health equity.

Cross-Cutting Requirements

Strong interest in women’s economic opportunity, gender justice, financial inclusion, and health equity.
Respect for community knowledge, lived experience, and ethical data practices.
Ability to work with low-income women and grassroots partners with dignity, empathy, and sensitivity.
Strong writing, documentation, and communication skills.
Fluency in both English and Swahili.
Ability to work independently as well as within multidisciplinary teams.
Willingness to learn and contribute across research, programme implementation, technology, and community engagement activities.

What the Intern Will Gain

Practical experience in community-rooted AI and NLP for African languages.
Exposure to women's financial inclusion and lending readiness initiatives.
Hands-on experience in participatory research and community data collection.
Knowledge of responsible AI, data governance, and ethical community data management.
Experience supporting programmes implemented with grassroots women’s organizations.
Opportunities to translate research findings and data into practical tools that support low-income women.
Exposure to work at the intersection of gender justice, economic opportunity, health, and technology.

About FemDigiNomics

FemDigiNomics is a women-centred data and intelligence platform being developed by the Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice. Building on HerEconomics, the platform leverages community-generated data, Swahili natural language processing (NLP), responsible AI, and participatory research to strengthen women’s financial inclusion, livelihood resilience, and health-informed economic empowerment. The platform seeks to transform women's lived experiences into practical tools, including financial inclusion scorecards, community insights, and decision-support systems that improve economic opportunities and wellbeing for low-income women.

Application Process

Interested applicants should submit the following:

A short cover letter indicating the internship role being applied for.
A current CV.
A short writing sample, data sample, coding sample, or portfolio (where relevant).
Availability and preferred internship duration.

Applications should be sent to: vacancies@healthsystemsgenderjustice.org and copied to: info@healthsystemsgenderjustice.org.

Subject Line: FemDigiNomics Internship Application – Data and Research Intern
Application Deadline: 31st July 2026

For more opportunities at The Africa Centre for Health Systems and Gender Justice (ACHGJ), visit: ACHGJ Careers and Opportunities Page

Download the official Data and Research Internship description here:
Call for Interns – FemDigiNomics Project (PDF)